RE: Steering Rack Lube

[David B Johnson <dbjohnso@us.ibm.com>]

That's reassuring Vance. I just hate it when I find conflicting information
like this, which seems to happen quite a bit! Thx
Dave





                                                                           
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             Dave:

             I greased mine. No disasters of biblical proportions. Yet.

             Vance

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of David B Johnson
Sent: July 07, 2006 6:14 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Steering Rack Lube

List,
So.... I rebuilt my '73 TR6 steering rack and remounted it. Then, much
to
my surprise, I noticed that TRF's  catalog mentions that the rack should
be
lubricated with 90 weight gear oil, not grease!  The rack was greased
when
I disassembled it.  Bentley mentions only grease in any discussion of
the
steering rack I could find and specifically says to pack the tie rod
ends
with grease before installing the gaitors.  I'd be interested to hear
what
the rest of you use in the steering rack body for lubrication.  I'd hate
to
have to remove and disassemble it all over again to clean out the grease
and convert to gear oil................Thx, Dave